139 Part 2
Before they could fully comprehend the situation, the creatures began surging in a particular direction. Following their movement, they saw one human figure after another rising from the ground, gradually revealing their true forms.
At this moment, Shen Ming's voice came through the radio, calling for them to meet on the third floor.
Shen Changze said in a deep voice, "We... need a little more time."
Six naked, mutated humans took form in front of Cheng Tianbi and the others. There were four males and two females, all adults, with yellow gleaming pupils, resembling zombies as they stared at them.
Cong Xia took a deep breath and asked them, "Can you speak?"
Zhuang Yao's voice came through the earpiece, "Who are you talking to?"
Deng Xiao replied, "Mutated beings, insect mutated beings, we have six here."
A woman twisted her neck, opened her mouth, and uttered a hoarse and deformed voice, "Humans... Puppet..."
"Do you want the puppet jade? It's not on us."
"Puppet jade..." The woman muttered as she walked towards them step by step. Her legs had not transformed into human legs but were two columns formed by converging creatures. With each step she took, a large wave of creatures surged forward like they were propelling her.
Ko Seki picked up a shotgun and fired a shot into her abdomen with force.
The woman didn't even grunt as her body was instantly torn apart. Countless creature corpses splattered in the air along with yellowish viscera. However, more creatures quickly rushed in to fill the large hole in her abdomen, and her body gradually reverted to its original form.
Kosi Qi cursed under his breath, "Damn it..."
Cong Xia swallowed a mouthful of saliva and attempted to communicate again, "What do you want? If we give you the puppet jade, will you leave?"
As soon as the woman heard "puppet jade," her expression turned crazy, "Puppet jade..." She suddenly lunged at the group, and the other five creature-mutated beings behind her also charged.
Over ten flame guns fired simultaneously, enveloping the woman charging at the front in intense flames. She fell to the ground, without screaming or shouting, rolling several times on the ground. However, more creatures gathered on her body, and her charred skin returned to its original state. She sprung back up and charged again.
Deng Xiao shouted, "Damn, they're deranged! Xia, they can heal faster than you!" He yelled while punching one of the men, sending it flying.
Cong Xia was feeling helpless. How could they defeat these beings? Although their attacks were not strong, as long as the creatures were not killed, their bodies would keep regenerating. It seemed impossible to kill all these creatures in a day.
Just when he thought these people were not very powerful, he noticed another woman sprinting towards them at an extremely fast speed. Her speed was definitely enhanced by a second mutation. She was probably a second-stage mutated being.
"Watch out for that woman!"
In the midst of the chaos, the woman mutated being once again jumped onto Qiao Bo's body and tried to tear off his protective face mask.
Shen Ming rushed over, grabbing the woman by her hair, throwing her away.
Qiao Bo picked up a submachine gun and began wildly firing at the group of creatures while cursing, "A naked woman jumps on me, but it turns out to be this kind of monster!"
Gradually, they discovered that among the six mutated beings, two were second-stage mutants. One was a woman with enhanced speed, and the other was a man with enhanced strength. This man was extremely formidable, possessing combat skills that allowed him to constantly switch between a human form and a creature form. He easily tore through more than ten of them, then pounced on the shortest person in the group - Cong Xia.
In his estimation, Cong Xia was probably the weakest among them.
Cong Xia's scalp tingled as he raised his flame gun and sprayed flames furiously at the man. Unlike the first woman who attacked them, this man was smarter; he dodged their attacks effectively. His evolved muscles allowed him to make agile moves such as rapid running, dodging, and jumping. In the blink of an eye, he had reached Cong Xia and raised his fist, aiming at Cong Xia's face mask.
Cheng Tianbi quickly gathered several wind blades in mid-air and sent them slashing towards the man. Even before reaching Cong Xia, the wind blades tore him apart. His body disintegrated into several pieces, but the gaps between the pieces were quickly filled with creatures, and he rapidly healed.
It seemed that their bodies had all been assimilated by the creatures. The blood that flowed out of them was yellow, and they had lost their bones and muscles. All their organs were now composed of creatures and could be dismantled and reassembled at will.
But this shouldn't be possible! Since they could take the shape of humans, speak, and think, they must possess the language and thinking organs of humans. He refused to believe that a bucket of rotten flesh assembled by creatures could possess human-like behavior and abilities!
Cong Xia infused energy into his body, scanning through the insect's almost completely repaired body, searching for human organs or nerves. There must be, there must be, there must be something!
Suddenly, he sensed an active brain in the hardest part of the man's skull. Although he couldn't see what the brain looked like, he had often treated injuries and had a different sense for each organ. He knew it was the feeling of a brain!
The skull was one of the hardest bones in the human body. Surgical instruments for bone surgery were similar to those used by mechanics, such as hammers and axes. Breaking open the skull was not an easy task. They had hidden the brain beneath the skull, the best-protected location. Cong Xia speculated that the bones, flesh, and skin of these mutant beings could all be replaced and remade by creatures, but the brain, being the most sophisticated instrument, was something else that couldn't be replicated. Thus, their brains were unable to regenerate!
Cong Xia shouted, "Their brains are beneath their skulls; that's their weak point!"
All the mutant beings heard his words. Immediately, a large group of creatures crawled onto their heads, forming a thick cap over their skulls, protecting their heads firmly.
In the fierce glare of his eyes, Cheng Tianbi formed sharp wind blades in the air and fiercely swung them at a man's neck.
The man was prepared for Cheng Tianbi's attack. He extended his hand and threw out a large group of insects, weakening the speed and accuracy of the wind blades. Although the wind blades caused a deep gash on the man's neck, if he were human, he would have died instantly. However, he quickly healed the wound.
Cheng Tianbi persisted, creating a sharp wind net around the man, piercing through his body and suspending him in mid-air. The man immediately disintegrated into numerous insects, breaking free from Cheng Tianbi's restraint.
Shen Ming shouted, "Is what you said accurate? He's already scattered into pieces! Where's the brain?"
Cong Xia pondered, "Their brains might not be the same as ours. Perhaps..."
Suddenly, Zhuang Yao's voice echoed in their ears, "Perhaps their brains look like just one of those insects."
"Damn, how do we find it among so many insects?"
"Let Cong Xia find it, we'll deal with them individually."
Tang Yanqiu's determined voice came through the radio, "We encountered the same thing over here..."
Zhuang Yao suggested, "You have no other choice but to let Shen Changze focus on burning their heads. Chase them and make sure to kill their brains."
Cheng Tianbi swiftly devised a battle plan. With twice the number of people compared to those strange beings, they would concentrate their efforts on taking down each of them one by one. One group would subdue one being while Cong Xia tried to locate their brains. The others would provide cover.
After assigning roles, they charged towards the woman who attacked them initially.
Cheng Tianbi used wind power to weave a net of sharp blades, tightly restraining the woman. When she attempted to disperse and escape, the others swarmed her. They used flamethrowers to attack her body and head, preventing her from healing quickly. Meanwhile, Cong Xia scanned her entire body with his energy and finally locked onto the position of her brain. With the group's cover, Cong Xia hurriedly approached the woman, despite the burning heat from his protective suit that still stung his skin.
He drew a military knife and stabbed fiercely at the woman's tough skull. Injecting energy into his arm muscles, he forcefully split open her skull.
The woman let out a piercing scream. Cong Xia swiftly inserted his fingers into her skull, firmly grabbing a soft insect. He pulled it out vigorously.
Although the appearance of the insect was no different from others, only Cong Xia could feel the aura of the brain organ within it. Without hesitation, he crushed the insect.
The woman's body collapsed weakly to the ground, leaving behind a half-human, half-insect corpse. She no longer had the ability to regenerate.
Cong Xia shouted excitedly, "We did it! We killed one successfully!"
"Hurry, provide cover!" Shen Ming called out.
The strange beings and the swarm of insects rushed towards them like mad, obstructing their vision.
There were just too many of them. At this rate, their protective suits wouldn't hold for long.
Cheng Tianbi shouted, "Concentrate firepower, onto the next one!"
On the other side, the situation was even more complicated.
They were only five against four strange beings. After hearing Cong Xia's analysis about their weakness, Shen Changze extended his hand outside of his protective suit, igniting a blazing fire, and pounced on one of the beings.
The others covered him with flamethrowers.
Once Shen Changze pounced on the being, he firmly grasped his head, and the flames instantly engulfed the entire head of the strange being. The being let out a miserable scream, and his body and head started to disintegrate, attempting to escape. The others focused on dealing with the insects, but they were helpless to watch the being disintegrate completely in front of Shen Changze.
"Is he dead?" Shen Changze yelled.
"We don't know!" the others roared in frustration.
They were all feeling extremely suffocated. Despite having abilities, they were unable to use them here. They couldn't even expose their skin, and the suppressed anger was rising to their heads.
"He's not dead! He's rising again over there!" someone shouted.
Not far away, a small mound began to form again, seemingly preparing to take shape.
Shen Changze cursed under his breath, and suddenly, a vigorous blaze surged from the ground, enveloping the place where the strange being was reassembling and its surroundings. The fire emitted a piercing scream, and the being did not rise again.
Wu Ya exclaimed, "He's dead! He's dead!
Al said, "Shen, this move consumes too much energy."
"Otherwise, we have no other choice. If not, give me your energy injections. With your support, I'll kill all these beings in one go."
Tang Yanqiu shot an arrow, piercing through another strange being's body and pinning him to the wall.
As the being tried to disperse into insects to escape, the five of them swarmed over. Some provided cover, others used flamethrowers to burn his body, while Shen Changze encased his head in a fireball.
The other two insect-like strange beings rushed towards them like mad. One of them found a long wooden board from somewhere and swung it at Al.
Al leaped up, using the board as a foothold, and delivered a powerful kick, knocking off half of the person's face. The other being, accompanied by a swarm of insects, charged at them. Huang Ying had no choice but to turn around and confront them. He and Al stood in front of the others, preventing the two strange beings from getting any closer.
Tang Yanqiu shouted, "Hold on, this one is almost done for!" His flamethrower continued to burn the body of the strange being.
Shen Changze ignited an even larger fire, not only encasing the being's head but enveloping the entire body in a fireball. Finally, they heard a horrifying and wretched scream as the humanoid insect gradually burned into a charred body, unable to regenerate.
Shen Changze turned around and joined the others in facing the last two strange beings.
Tang Yanqiu gritted his teeth and said, "The protective suits... won't hold for much longer."
139 Part 2
Before they could fully comprehend the situation, the creatures began surging in a particular direction. Following their movement, they saw one human figure after another rising from the ground, gradually revealing their true forms.
At this moment, Shen Ming's voice came through the radio, calling for them to meet on the third floor.
Shen Changze said in a deep voice, "We... need a little more time."
Six naked, mutated humans took form in front of Cheng Tianbi and the others. There were four males and two females, all adults, with yellow gleaming pupils, resembling zombies as they stared at them.
Cong Xia took a deep breath and asked them, "Can you speak?"
Zhuang Yao's voice came through the earpiece, "Who are you talking to?"
Deng Xiao replied, "Mutated beings, insect mutated beings, we have six here."
A woman twisted her neck, opened her mouth, and uttered a hoarse and deformed voice, "Humans... Puppet..."
"Do you want the puppet jade? It's not on us."
"Puppet jade..." The woman muttered as she walked towards them step by step. Her legs had not transformed into human legs but were two columns formed by converging creatures. With each step she took, a large wave of creatures surged forward like they were propelling her.
Ko Seki picked up a shotgun and fired a shot into her abdomen with force.
The woman didn't even grunt as her body was instantly torn apart. Countless creature corpses splattered in the air along with yellowish viscera. However, more creatures quickly rushed in to fill the large hole in her abdomen, and her body gradually reverted to its original form.
Kosi Qi cursed under his breath, "Damn it..."
Cong Xia swallowed a mouthful of saliva and attempted to communicate again, "What do you want? If we give you the puppet jade, will you leave?"
As soon as the woman heard "puppet jade," her expression turned crazy, "Puppet jade..." She suddenly lunged at the group, and the other five creature-mutated beings behind her also charged.
Over ten flame guns fired simultaneously, enveloping the woman charging at the front in intense flames. She fell to the ground, without screaming or shouting, rolling several times on the ground. However, more creatures gathered on her body, and her charred skin returned to its original state. She sprung back up and charged again.
Deng Xiao shouted, "Damn, they're deranged! Xia, they can heal faster than you!" He yelled while punching one of the men, sending it flying.
Cong Xia was feeling helpless. How could they defeat these beings? Although their attacks were not strong, as long as the creatures were not killed, their bodies would keep regenerating. It seemed impossible to kill all these creatures in a day.
Just when he thought these people were not very powerful, he noticed another woman sprinting towards them at an extremely fast speed. Her speed was definitely enhanced by a second mutation. She was probably a second-stage mutated being.
"Watch out for that woman!"
In the midst of the chaos, the woman mutated being once again jumped onto Qiao Bo's body and tried to tear off his protective face mask.
Shen Ming rushed over, grabbing the woman by her hair, throwing her away.
Qiao Bo picked up a submachine gun and began wildly firing at the group of creatures while cursing, "A naked woman jumps on me, but it turns out to be this kind of monster!"
Gradually, they discovered that among the six mutated beings, two were second-stage mutants. One was a woman with enhanced speed, and the other was a man with enhanced strength. This man was extremely formidable, possessing combat skills that allowed him to constantly switch between a human form and a creature form. He easily tore through more than ten of them, then pounced on the shortest person in the group - Cong Xia.
In his estimation, Cong Xia was probably the weakest among them.
Cong Xia's scalp tingled as he raised his flame gun and sprayed flames furiously at the man. Unlike the first woman who attacked them, this man was smarter; he dodged their attacks effectively. His evolved muscles allowed him to make agile moves such as rapid running, dodging, and jumping. In the blink of an eye, he had reached Cong Xia and raised his fist, aiming at Cong Xia's face mask.
Cheng Tianbi quickly gathered several wind blades in mid-air and sent them slashing towards the man. Even before reaching Cong Xia, the wind blades tore him apart. His body disintegrated into several pieces, but the gaps between the pieces were quickly filled with creatures, and he rapidly healed.
It seemed that their bodies had all been assimilated by the creatures. The blood that flowed out of them was yellow, and they had lost their bones and muscles. All their organs were now composed of creatures and could be dismantled and reassembled at will.
But this shouldn't be possible! Since they could take the shape of humans, speak, and think, they must possess the language and thinking organs of humans. He refused to believe that a bucket of rotten flesh assembled by creatures could possess human-like behavior and abilities!
Cong Xia infused energy into his body, scanning through the insect's almost completely repaired body, searching for human organs or nerves. There must be, there must be, there must be something!
Suddenly, he sensed an active brain in the hardest part of the man's skull. Although he couldn't see what the brain looked like, he had often treated injuries and had a different sense for each organ. He knew it was the feeling of a brain!
The skull was one of the hardest bones in the human body. Surgical instruments for bone surgery were similar to those used by mechanics, such as hammers and axes. Breaking open the skull was not an easy task. They had hidden the brain beneath the skull, the best-protected location. Cong Xia speculated that the bones, flesh, and skin of these mutant beings could all be replaced and remade by creatures, but the brain, being the most sophisticated instrument, was something else that couldn't be replicated. Thus, their brains were unable to regenerate!
Cong Xia shouted, "Their brains are beneath their skulls; that's their weak point!"
All the mutant beings heard his words. Immediately, a large group of creatures crawled onto their heads, forming a thick cap over their skulls, protecting their heads firmly.
In the fierce glare of his eyes, Cheng Tianbi formed sharp wind blades in the air and fiercely swung them at a man's neck.
The man was prepared for Cheng Tianbi's attack. He extended his hand and threw out a large group of insects, weakening the speed and accuracy of the wind blades. Although the wind blades caused a deep gash on the man's neck, if he were human, he would have died instantly. However, he quickly healed the wound.
Cheng Tianbi persisted, creating a sharp wind net around the man, piercing through his body and suspending him in mid-air. The man immediately disintegrated into numerous insects, breaking free from Cheng Tianbi's restraint.
Shen Ming shouted, "Is what you said accurate? He's already scattered into pieces! Where's the brain?"
Cong Xia pondered, "Their brains might not be the same as ours. Perhaps..."
Suddenly, Zhuang Yao's voice echoed in their ears, "Perhaps their brains look like just one of those insects."
"Damn, how do we find it among so many insects?"
"Let Cong Xia find it, we'll deal with them individually."
Tang Yanqiu's determined voice came through the radio, "We encountered the same thing over here..."
Zhuang Yao suggested, "You have no other choice but to let Shen Changze focus on burning their heads. Chase them and make sure to kill their brains."
Cheng Tianbi swiftly devised a battle plan. With twice the number of people compared to those strange beings, they would concentrate their efforts on taking down each of them one by one. One group would subdue one being while Cong Xia tried to locate their brains. The others would provide cover.
After assigning roles, they charged towards the woman who attacked them initially.
Cheng Tianbi used wind power to weave a net of sharp blades, tightly restraining the woman. When she attempted to disperse and escape, the others swarmed her. They used flamethrowers to attack her body and head, preventing her from healing quickly. Meanwhile, Cong Xia scanned her entire body with his energy and finally locked onto the position of her brain. With the group's cover, Cong Xia hurriedly approached the woman, despite the burning heat from his protective suit that still stung his skin.
He drew a military knife and stabbed fiercely at the woman's tough skull. Injecting energy into his arm muscles, he forcefully split open her skull.
The woman let out a piercing scream. Cong Xia swiftly inserted his fingers into her skull, firmly grabbing a soft insect. He pulled it out vigorously.
Although the appearance of the insect was no different from others, only Cong Xia could feel the aura of the brain organ within it. Without hesitation, he crushed the insect.
The woman's body collapsed weakly to the ground, leaving behind a half-human, half-insect corpse. She no longer had the ability to regenerate.
Cong Xia shouted excitedly, "We did it! We killed one successfully!"
"Hurry, provide cover!" Shen Ming called out.
The strange beings and the swarm of insects rushed towards them like mad, obstructing their vision.
There were just too many of them. At this rate, their protective suits wouldn't hold for long.
Cheng Tianbi shouted, "Concentrate firepower, onto the next one!"
On the other side, the situation was even more complicated.
They were only five against four strange beings. After hearing Cong Xia's analysis about their weakness, Shen Changze extended his hand outside of his protective suit, igniting a blazing fire, and pounced on one of the beings.
The others covered him with flamethrowers.
Once Shen Changze pounced on the being, he firmly grasped his head, and the flames instantly engulfed the entire head of the strange being. The being let out a miserable scream, and his body and head started to disintegrate, attempting to escape. The others focused on dealing with the insects, but they were helpless to watch the being disintegrate completely in front of Shen Changze.
"Is he dead?" Shen Changze yelled.
"We don't know!" the others roared in frustration.
They were all feeling extremely suffocated. Despite having abilities, they were unable to use them here. They couldn't even expose their skin, and the suppressed anger was rising to their heads.
"He's not dead! He's rising again over there!" someone shouted.
Not far away, a small mound began to form again, seemingly preparing to take shape.
Shen Changze cursed under his breath, and suddenly, a vigorous blaze surged from the ground, enveloping the place where the strange being was reassembling and its surroundings. The fire emitted a piercing scream, and the being did not rise again.
Wu Ya exclaimed, "He's dead! He's dead!
Al said, "Shen, this move consumes too much energy."
"Otherwise, we have no other choice. If not, give me your energy injections. With your support, I'll kill all these beings in one go."
Tang Yanqiu shot an arrow, piercing through another strange being's body and pinning him to the wall.
As the being tried to disperse into insects to escape, the five of them swarmed over. Some provided cover, others used flamethrowers to burn his body, while Shen Changze encased his head in a fireball.
The other two insect-like strange beings rushed towards them like mad. One of them found a long wooden board from somewhere and swung it at Al.
Al leaped up, using the board as a foothold, and delivered a powerful kick, knocking off half of the person's face. The other being, accompanied by a swarm of insects, charged at them. Huang Ying had no choice but to turn around and confront them. He and Al stood in front of the others, preventing the two strange beings from getting any closer.
Tang Yanqiu shouted, "Hold on, this one is almost done for!" His flamethrower continued to burn the body of the strange being.
Shen Changze ignited an even larger fire, not only encasing the being's head but enveloping the entire body in a fireball. Finally, they heard a horrifying and wretched scream as the humanoid insect gradually burned into a charred body, unable to regenerate.
Shen Changze turned around and joined the others in facing the last two strange beings.
Tang Yanqiu gritted his teeth and said, "The protective suits... won't hold for much longer."
